Traditional stall markets — wooden chalets, mulled wine, handmade gifts.
32 markets
Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
Three days, fifty-plus Suffolk makers, and a market held inside the cathedral itself.
Checked 26 Sep
Nov27to 3 Jan
Brussels, Belgium
Two kilometres of chalets, plus a sound-and-light show on the Grand-Place.
Checked 27 Aug
Nov27to 24 Dec
Nuremberg, Germany
The most famous Christmas market in the world, and the one every other market is measured against.
Checked 27 Aug
Nov27to 13 Dec
Rochester, United Kingdom
Over 120 stalls in the castle gardens across three weekends — and on the middle one, the whole town goes Victorian.
Checked 26 Sep
Nov28to 6 Jan
Prague, Czech Republic
Possibly the most photogenic setting of any market in Europe.
Checked 22 Sep
Dec3to 6 Dec
Worcester, United Kingdom
Four days, nearly 200 stalls, and the historic streets of Worcester given over to a Victorian Christmas.
Checked 26 Sep
Dec6to 13 Dec
Skipton, United Kingdom
Two Sundays in December, the length of the High Street, in the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales.
Checked 26 Sep
Dec11to 20 Dec
Norwich, United Kingdom
Ten days only: eighty alpine chalets in Chapelfield Gardens, weighted firmly towards Norfolk makers.
Checked 26 Sep